revenue bond
noun
: a bond issued by a public agency authorized to build, acquire, or improve a revenue-producing property (such as a toll road) and payable out of revenue derived from such property
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The state would be authorized to issue unlimited revenue bonds for tunnel construction, repaid by water users.
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George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
The bridge, financed by federal and state funds and revenue bonds, is 4.14 miles long.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025
Part of the proposal includes a request for tax increment financing, industrial revenue bonds, property tax abatement, and establishing a community improvement district, but those items are outside of the Planning Commission’s purview.
—Taylor O’Connor, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2025
Palomar is currently engaged in a turnaround effort, its executive telling bond investors in a recent meeting on its more than $700 million in revenue bond debt that the operation is about halfway to a goal of $150 million in savings necessary to regain financial stability.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
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George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
The bridge, financed by federal and state funds and revenue bonds, is 4.14 miles long.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025
Part of the proposal includes a request for tax increment financing, industrial revenue bonds, property tax abatement, and establishing a community improvement district, but those items are outside of the Planning Commission’s purview.
—Taylor O’Connor, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2025
Palomar is currently engaged in a turnaround effort, its executive telling bond investors in a recent meeting on its more than $700 million in revenue bond debt that the operation is about halfway to a goal of $150 million in savings necessary to regain financial stability.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Revenue bond.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revenue%20bond. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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